The Stone Tablet's Old Story

Night

Uchiha Nan returned to his residence, his exhausted body sinking into the soft mattress, healing both body and mind.

"Manji! Right there!"

"Harder!!"

"Don't hold back on me!!!"

Manji was diligently massaging Uchiha Nan, finding an acupuncture point and attacking it fiercely. The technique was familiar; Manji was already an excellent masseuse.

Soft, cat-paw-like pads continuously stroked Uchiha Nan's body, relieving his tense muscles. It was a top-tier indulgence.

The price was also very reasonable, requiring only a bottle of catnip!

In a daze, Uchiha Nan reviewed his actions from the day.

After Uchiha Nan received the tomoe and became Clan Head, the elders of the Uchiha clan couldn't wait to hold a grand inauguration ceremony for Uchiha Nan, fearing Uchiha Nan might suddenly regret not becoming Clan Head.

The location was, of course, the Naka Shrine, but inside the small hut, it was packed with people. In the end, there wasn't enough space, so some had to stand outside to observe.

The succession process was a bit tedious, but none of that mattered. They were here, after all.

The only thing that concerned Uchiha Nan was the stone monument.

The very stone monument that had tricked Madara Uchiha.

Although Uchiha Nan already knew the truth – that the Moon Eye Plan was just a pyramid scheme disguised as something else.

Using Madara Uchiha's body to resurrect Kaguya Otsutsuki.

He still wanted to see how that little black guy, Black Zetsu, had written it.

"On this continent, a beautiful goddess, the Rabbit Goddess, was born."

"Before the goddess appeared, the continent was still engulfed in war, with countless people dying daily from various conflicts.

The benevolent goddess, unable to bear the people's suffering, used her wisdom and power to create a great nation.

Long-lasting peace emerged, and the goddess gave birth to two sons, named Hagoromo and Hamura. I, Otsutsuki Hagoromo, am her son, known at the time as the Sage of Six Paths.

But alas, the perfect world created by my mother could not bring eternal peace. Long-lasting peace still could not prevent the emergence of ambitious individuals, and war once again swept across the continent.

Mother once again stepped forward, using her unparalleled power to quickly quell the war and punish the culprits.

The continent gained another period of peace, but it was still a constant cycle of repeating mistakes.

Thus, Mother pondered how to bring true peace to the ninja world. Soon after, she conceived an unprecedented ninjutsu. Unfortunately, before Mother could realize this technique, she disappeared without a trace.

I inherited my mother's will, hoping to bring eternal peace to the ninja world. However, I did not choose my mother's method; I believed it was too extreme.

I traveled across the entire continent, using the power inherited from my mother. While eradicating demons and monsters on the continent, I contemplated how to achieve peace in the ninja world.

Through long practice, I discovered that my mother's power could condense into a chakra seed and be passed on to others. Those who possessed the chakra seed would experience a spiritual resonance, allowing them to understand each other instantly through chakra.

I believed that tolerance and love could lead to mutual understanding. As long as people could understand each other, peace would come.

And the past difficulties had been resolved by me. I looked forward to the arrival of eternal peace.

But I was wrong. Terribly wrong.

Those who gained chakra gradually acquired power beyond ordinary humans. They used chakra to create ninjutsu, and wars on a larger scale than before were born.

The wars lasted for a long time.

Reflecting on my pain, I began to study my mother's path. Finally, following her line of thought, I created a ninjutsu that could cover the entire ninja world, a technique that could achieve eternal peace!

Alas, my time was running out. I was already old and no longer had the ability to unleash this technique.

I could only place my hope in future generations.

The conditions required to unleash the ninjutsu are—"

The text that followed was a blur, requiring the eternal Mangekyo Sharingan's pupil power to be read clearly.

Frankly speaking, Black Zetsu's story was well-crafted.

After the suffering of war, Madara Uchiha, through his own and Hashirama's formidable might, had brought a brief period of peace to the entire ninja world. However, undercurrents of conflict and friction still simmered.

Once Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju died, the ninja world would inevitably return to war. Not to mention Hashirama unifying the various ninja clans into a single village; future wars would be even more brutal than the Warring States period.

In the past, conflicts were unit-based by families, but now they were unit-based by ninja villages, making the intensity of war far greater than before.

Madara Uchiha was well aware of this. His mental journey was strikingly similar to that of the Rabbit Goddess and the Sage of Six Paths from a thousand years ago.

Hashirama Senju's approach was fundamentally flawed. Madara Uchiha, filled with disappointment, left Konoha and decided to continue on the path of the Sage of Six Paths.

Pitiable, truly pitiable!

What was Madara Uchiha doing at this time?

No doubt, lurking in some dark underground, barely surviving, constantly trying to figure out how to awaken the Rinnegan.

Uchiha Nan silently mourned Madara Uchiha for three seconds. Black Zetsu's narrative had struck Uchiha's sweet spot perfectly.

Any Uchiha who awakens the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan must have experienced immense darkness, leading to profound disappointment with the entire world.

The Moon Eye Plan was undoubtedly a guiding light, driving Madara Uchiha headlong into a trap.

However, none of this can fool me!

Uchiha Nan felt a surge of smugness, unable to resist imagining what it would be like if he got lucky one day and pulled a gold-tier item, a Chakra Fruit. Wouldn't that be amazing?

Seeing Black Zetsu, he could directly become his father.

Thinking of Kaguya Otsutsuki's cool demeanor, fair skin, and horns on her head, she'd be convenient to use too.

That feeling, just thinking about it...

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Uchiha Nan, pressed by Manji, felt his whole body go numb. Lost in lewd fantasies, he comfortably drifted off to sleep.

Uchiha Nan was sleeping soundly, but on the other side of Konoha, the room of the Hyuga Clan Head was still brightly lit.

Hyuga Takuma was so anxious he couldn't sleep.

He was genuinely panicking!

The news of Hokage Tobirama Senju's death had been confirmed. As soon as the six-person team—Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, Torifu Akimichi, and Shimura Danzo—returned home, they were surrounded and thoroughly interrogated. Their families had already extracted most of the information from them.

Hyuga Takuma naturally gathered all this intel with ease. Just as one crisis subsided, another erupted: the Uchiha clan was causing trouble again.

Quietly, the Uchiha clan had a new leader. The current Uchiha Clan Head, Uchiha Nan, had awakened the legendary Mangekyo Sharingan. The power of the great demon Madara Uchiha had reappeared in Konoha!

Hyuga Takuma felt like Konoha was a powder keg, ready to explode at the slightest spark, potentially taking the entire Hyuga clan with it.

Amidst the crisis, there was also opportunity. Hyuga Takuma didn't want to go with the flow and wait for doom.

"How is Lady Mito?"

"Last time I visited, she said she was unwell. Is there any news now?"

Hyuga Takuma inquired. Hyuga Kunihiko, who was serving him, immediately replied respectfully:

"Not yet, Clan Head. Lady Mito has been keeping to herself, and there's been no news from the Senju family."

Hyuga Takuma sighed. He had originally planned to meet Mito Uzumaki to discuss Konoha's future and the selection of the Third Hokage, but Mito Uzumaki had given him no opportunity.

Now, with the Uchiha clan awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan, and still no response despite the dire situation, he didn't know what it meant.

Hyuga Takuma's face contorted with indecision. After a while, he finally made up his mind and said:

"Go, prepare tomorrow."

"I want to meet the new Uchiha Clan Head. Remember to keep it low-key."

"Yes."